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1,1-Dichloroethylene

Northeast Knox U D

1,1-Dichloroethylene is used for plastics production. It damages DNA and causes cancer in laboratory animal studies.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND30ND
2022ND50ND
2023ND50ND

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL): 7 ppb

The legal limit for 1,1-dichloroethylene, established in 1987, was based on a toxicity study conducted in laboratory animals in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Result
2018-01-17ND
2018-04-12ND
2018-07-11ND
2018-10-16ND
2019-01-15ND
2019-04-09ND
2019-07-16ND
2019-10-17ND
2020-01-15ND
2021-01-21ND
2021-05-20ND
2021-08-19ND
2022-01-20ND
2022-01-20ND
2022-04-21ND
2022-07-19ND
2022-10-17ND
2023-01-17ND
2023-01-17ND
2023-01-17ND
2023-04-19ND
2023-10-17ND